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heracross
#214

Heracross

Single Horn Pokémon

BugFighting

This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 125
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 95
Speed 85
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Swarm Guts Moxie (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Single Horn Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 54.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

heracross Front Front
heracross Back Back
heracross Front Shiny Front Shiny
heracross Back Shiny Back Shiny
heracross Front ♀ Front ♀
heracross Back ♀ Back ♀
heracross Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
heracross Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
heracross Official Art Official Art
heracross Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

All-Out Attacker
Moves
Close Combat / Earthquake
Bullet Seed / Earthquake
Item
Heracronite
Ability
Guts
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 156
Atk 252
Def 4
SpD 4
Spe 92

Strategy Overview

Mega Heracross has the highest base Attack stat in Battle Spot Singles. Couple that with its exceptional ability in Skill Link, making all its multi-hit moves hit 5 times, and its access to moves that take advantage of this ability, and you can see why Mega Heracross is one of the best wallbreakers in the metagame. Its coverage moves, including Pin Missile, Close Combat, Rock Blast, Bullet Seed, and Earthquake, are perfect for taking down the most common physical walls in Battle Spot, namely Cresselia, Suicune, and Zapdos. Aside from Mega Heracross's offensive capabilities, its good bulk before and after Mega Evolving allows Mega Heracross to take a few hits, and its defensive typing means it resists common types, such as Ground and Fighting, giving it a good matchup against Pokemon like Mamoswine and Lucario. This Bug / Fighting typing also gives Mega Heracross a resistance to Dark, giving it an edge against Swagger + Foul Play users.

Despite all this, though, Mega Heracross still has trouble beating a number of common offensive Pokemon. Heracross's low Speed and even lower Speed when Mega Evolved means that Heracross is outsped by a great number of the offensive threats. On top of that, while its defensive typing gives Heracross some good resistances, this typing also leaves Heracross weak to some very common attacking types, such as Fire and Flying, which means immense pressure is put on it from Blaziken and Talonflame.

Most Used Moves

Megahorn
98.4%
Knock Off
18.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc